Recently added articles from Bioscience Technology:
Getting to know you.(Editor's Note)
May 01, 2009; ... This month is our first annual Researcher of the Year themed issue. You'll meet our winner C. Shad Thaxton, on page 12, but I wanted to use this space to thank all who entered this year's competition. I also wanted to thank our three judges--Steve Ernst, Mike May, and Jeffrey Perkel. ...
Fluorescence microscope.(Editor's Choice)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Olympus' FSX100 Bio Imaging Navigator all-in-one microscope system is a compact fluorescence microscope and camera system that allows the operator to capture high quality microscope images with load-and-go simplicity, just by following a simple guide ...
Biosafety Cabinet.(Editor's Choice)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Labconco's Purifier Logic Class II Biosafety Cabinets feature a patent pending process for controlling airflow. A butt-in electronically commutated motor (ECM) acts as the brain of the cabinet. Its microprocessor is programmed to automatically and ...
Miniature PCR plate spinner centrifuge.(Editor's Choice)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Labnet's MPS-1000 is a miniature centrifuge designed specifically for quick spins of PCR plates. The compact, benchtop instrument is six inches wide. and takes the place of larger centrifuge models that are typically used for this application. The MPS-1000 ...
Antibody production cartridge.(Editor's Choice)
May 01, 2009 ... The C5011 hollow fiber bioreactor cartridge from FiberCell Systems is optimized for maximum antibody production when used with the new FiberCell Systems Duet pump. This module can produce from 10 mgs to 100 rags of antibody from a hybridoma cell line every two days in a total volume of 20 ...
Researcher of the year: just getting started: C. Shad Thaxton, the first Bioscience Technology Researcher of the Year, has already gathered many accolades.(Researcher of the Year 2009)(Cover story)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] C. Shad Thaxton's is an impressive resume. Bioscience Technology magazine's inaugural Researcher of the Year has a Howard Hughes Medical Institute medical student fellowship, an MD/PhD from Northwestern University, and 23 peer-reviewed publications to his ...
Real-time imaging system.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The IVIS Kinetic from Caliper Life Sciences provides a real-time, fast imaging system that enables acquisition of biologically relevant events within milliseconds. The IVIS Kinetic can perform both quantitative luminescence and fluorescence as a standard ...
Visualization of processes near the cell membrane.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 01, 2009 ... With the introduction of the Laser TIRF 3 microscope system, Carl Zeiss aims to enhance the capability of scientists to visualize near-cell membrane dynamic processes while maintaining optimum specimen incubation conditions. Single molecule dynamic processes in cell-flee systems may also ...
Cell imaging.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GE Healthcare has launched the IN Cell Analyzer 2000, a cell imaging system for high content analysis. The instrument has a combination of hardware and software features for fast image acquisition. The system allows preview ...
in vivo Imaging.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cambridge Research & Instrumentation released the Maestro EX in vivo Imaging System incorporating FLEX technology. This technology enables both broad- and narrow-band spectral imaging. Dynamic Contrast ...
Enterprise ELN strategies: the future for notebooks: a shift in demand is expected as many pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations express greater desire for a single, organization-wide enterprise electronic lab notebook.(Instruments & Systems)
May 01, 2009; ... The scientific R&D landscape is undergoing historic changes. Driven by globalization, demands to do more with less, and the constant need to demonstrate return on investment, scientists are under tremendous pressure to increase efficiency and improve productivity not only at the ...
Pipetting workstation.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hamilton Robotics expanded its MICROLAB NIMBUS platform with third-party device integration capabilities. NIMBUS is a compact, flexible, automated 96-channel pipetting workstation that fits on the benchtop and in many fume hoods. New communications ...
Protein characterization system.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... The Cell Biosciences CB1000 protein analysis system is a next generation platform for ultrasensitive characterization of cell signaling proteins. The system measures phosphorylation events and other protein post-translational modifications using capillary-based nanofluidic immunoassays. It ...
Cellular imaging.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... MDS Analytical Technologies announced the availability of the MetaXpressPowerCore and MetaXpress 3.0 image acquisition and analysis software. These advancements are designed to accelerate the throughput of High-Content Screening (HCS) and expand toxicity applications to include micronuclei ...
High content screening.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermo Fisher Scientific offers HCSDiscover, a new data mining tool for high content applications. Developed by Genedata AG in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Cellomics HCSDiscover software ...
Biological materials module.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... ChemSW announced the availability of their CISPro Biological Materials Module, delivering enhanced functionality for tracking biological materials in inventory. Biological materials are traditionally difficult to track because they vary greatly in size, storage, and information needs, and ...
Automated Pipetting.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Vertical Pipetting Station from Agilent Automation Solutions, formerly Velocity11, delivers speed and performance for demanding sample handling and ...
Single cell imaging.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... PerkinElmer announced a cellular imaging and analysis software relationship with Accelrys aimed at providing researchers with capabilities for the detection and analysis of single cells via high content screening (HCS) technologies. The ...
Gas chromatography.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments' new Multi-Dimensional Gas Chromatography system (MDGC) expands the capabilities of chemists who perform target compound analyses in complex sample matrices, including natural product extracts, food and flavor components, ...
Microplate Reader, washer/dispenser.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BioTek Instruments offers a new modular, monochromator-based Synergy Mx Multi-Mode Microplate Reader with Ultra Fine-Tuned performance. The top- and ...